
An elite squad of FBI profilers analyzes the country's most-twisted criminal minds, anticipating the perpetrators' next moves before they can strike again. Each member of the "mind hunter" team brings his or her expertise to pinpoint predators' motivations and identify emotional triggers to stop them. The core group includes an official profiler who is highly skilled at getting into the minds of criminals, a quirky genius, the former media liaison who manages to adeptly balance family life and the job, and a computer wizard.

The BAU is called when the New Orleans Police Department discovers a mass grave inside a vandalized above-ground crypt in a local cemetery.

New recruit Luke Alvez helps the team capture a killer who escaped from prison with 12 other convicts.

The FBI's assistant director of national security joins the BAU as it investigates the quadruple homicide of a group of roommates in St. Louis.

J.J. is shaken after investigating the case of two abducted children, and tells her husband about the events.